Percy Cherrett

Life and career Cherrett was born in Christchurch. A centre forward who could also play as an inside forward, Cherrett turned professional with Portsmouth in 1920, having started his career with Boscombe. He scored 36 goals in 67 league appearances before losing his place in the team after three seasons.

He finished as the club's top goalscorer in the two seasons that he played for Palace, scoring 33 and 32 goals in all competitions, and he also scored two hat-tricks. Cherrett joined Bristol City in 1927, where he scored 15 league goals in 25 appearances, and then moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe in 1928. Cherrett scored 19 more league goals in 36 matches to bring his tally in the Football League to 164 goals scored in 264 appearances. He finished his career in non-league football, playing for Cowes on the Isle of Wight.